Tithe Money - For Supporting Torah Scholars
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Question
1) Is it permissible to donate tithe money to a kollel even if it is known that not all members of the kollel are in need of tithes? 2) Is it possible to study with a chavruta and pay him tithe money as is paid in a kollel (meaning the donor benefits from his own tithe money), both in a situation where the chavruta is in need and where the chavruta is not in need but is merely a kollel fellow?
Answer
Hello,
The custom of most people is to give from tithe money also for the purpose of Torah study and other commandments, and not only to the poor. Therefore, it is permissible to give the tithe to a kollel, thereby supporting Torah scholars.
For this reason, it is also permissible to support a fellow who studies privately, and not only one who studies within the framework of a kollel.